U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated, 1901 U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated U.S. President William McKinley Assassinated President William McKinley. Picture courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Share By Jennifer Rosenberg On September 6, 1901, anarchist Leon Czolgosz walked up to U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in New York and shot McKinley at point-blank range. After the shooting, it first appeared that President McKinley was getting better; however, he soon took a turn for the worse and died on September 14 from gangrene. Greeting People at the Pan-American Exposition On September 6, 1901, U.S. President William McKinley spent the morning visiting Niagara Falls with his wife before returning to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York in the afternoon to spend a few minutes greeting the public. By about 3:30 p.m., President McKinley stood inside the Temple of Music building at the Exposition, ready to begin shaking the hands of the public as they streamed into the building.

Many had been waiting for hours outside in the heat for their chance to meet the President. Unbeknownst to the President and the many guards who stood nearby, among those waiting outside was 28-year-old anarchist Leon Czolgosz who was planning to kill President McKinley. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World At 4 p.m. the doors to the building were opened and the mass of people waiting outside were forced into a single line as they entered the Temple of Music building. The line of people thus came up to the President in an organized fashion, with just enough time to whisper a "Nice to meet you, Mr. President," shake President McKinley's hand, and then be forced to continue along the line and out the door again. President McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was a popular president who had just started his second term in office and the people seemed clearly glad to get a chance to meet him. However, at 4:07 p.m. Leon Czolgosz had made it into the building and it was his turn to greet the President.

Two Shots In Czolgosz's right hand, he held a .32 caliber Iver-Johnson revolver, which he had covered by wrapping a handkerchief around the gun and his hand. Although Czolgosz's swaddled hand was noticed before he reached the President, many thought it looked like it covered an injury and not that it was hiding a gun. Also, since the day had been hot, many of the visitors to see the President had been carrying handkerchiefs in their hands so that they could wipe the sweat off their faces. When Czolgosz reached the President, President McKinley reached out to shake his left hand (thinking Czolgosz's right hand was injured) while Czolgosz brought up his right hand to President McKinley's chest and then fired two shots. One of the bullets didn't enter the president - some say it bounced off of a button or off the president's sternum and then got tucked into his clothing. The other bullet, however, entered the president's abdomen, tearing through his stomach, pancreas, and kidney. Shocked at being shot, President McKinley began to sag as blood stained his white shirt.

He then told those around him, "Be careful how you tell my wife." Those in line behind Czolgosz and guards in the room all jumped on Czolgosz and started to punch him. Seeing that the mob on Czolgosz might easily and quickly kill him, President McKinley whispered either, "Don't let them hurt him" or "Go easy on him, boys." Surgery President McKinley was then whisked away in an electric ambulance to the hospital at the Exposition. Unfortunately, the hospital was not properly equipped for such a surgery and the very experienced doctor usually on premises was away doing a surgery in another town. Although several doctors were found, the most experienced doctor that could be found was Dr. Matthew Mann, a gynecologist. The surgery began at 5:20 p.m. During the operation, the doctors searched for the remains of the bullet that had entered the President's abdomen, but were unable to locate it. Worried that continued searching would tax the President's body too much, the doctors decided to discontinue looking for it and to sew up what they could. The surgery was completed a little before 7 p.m.

Gangrene and Death For several days, President McKinley seemed to be getting better. After the shock of the shooting, the nation was excited to hear some good news. However, what the doctors did not realize was that without drainage, an infection had built up inside the President. By September 13 it was obvious the President was dying. At 2:15 a.m. on September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died of gangrene. That afternoon, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President of the United States. An Execution After being pummeled right after the shooting, Leon Czolgosz had been arrested and taken to police headquarters before nearly being lynched by the angry crowds that surrounded the Temple of Music. Czolgosz readily admitted that he was the one who had shot the President. In his written confession, Czolgosz stated, "I killed President McKinley because I done my duty. I didn't believe one man should have so much service and another man should have none." Czolgosz was brought to trial on September 23, 1901. He was quickly found guilty and sentenced to death.

On October 29, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was electrocuted. President William McKinley is shot - Sep 06, 1901 - HISTORY.com President William McKinley is shot Share this: President William McKinley is shot Author President William McKinley is shot URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1901, President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. The president rose slightly on his toes before collapsing forward, saying “be careful how you tell my wife.” Czolgosz moved over the president with the intent of firing a third shot, but was wrestled to the ground by McKinley’s bodyguards. McKinley, still conscious, told the guards not to hurt his assailant. Other presidential attendants rushed McKinley to the hospital where they found two bullet wounds: one bullet had superficially punctured his sternum and the other had dangerously entered his abdomen. He was rushed into surgery and seemed to be on the mend by September 12.

Later that day, however, the president’s condition worsened rapidly and, on September 14, McKinley died from gangrene that had gone undetected in the internal wound. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immediately sworn in as president. Czolgosz, a Polish immigrant, grew up in Detroit and had worked as a child laborer in a steel mill. As a young adult, he gravitated toward socialist and anarchist ideology. He claimed to have killed McKinley because he was the head of what Czolgosz thought was a corrupt government. Czolgosz was convicted and executed in an electric chair on October 29, 1901. The unrepentant killer’s last words were “I killed the president because he was the enemy of the good people—the working people.” His electrocution was allegedly filmed by Thomas Edison. On September 16, after receiving a funeral befitting a president in Washington, D.C., McKinley’s coffin was transported by train to his hometown of Canton, Ohio, for burial. Related Videos Pan-American Exposition of 1901 - University at Buffalo Libraries University at Buffalo Libraries Use an asterisk * for truncation when searching.

Example: music* will get music, musical, musician, etc. Pan-American Exposition of 1901 The Pan-American Exposition was held in Buffalo, New York from May 1 to November 2, 1901. Buffalo was chosen as the location because of its size (at the time it was the eighth largest city in the U.S. with a population of approximately 350,000) and also because of its well suited railway connections. The grounds spread across 342 acres and were located between Delaware Park Lake to the south, the New York Central railroad track to the north, Delaware Avenue to the east, and Elmwood Avenue to the west. The Exposition included educational exhibits as well as a Midway. The educational exhibits showcased the latest advancements in technology, most notably electricity. A major feature was electric lighting which utilized hydroelectric power generated in nearby Niagara Falls. Many of the Exposition buildings, including the prominent Electric Tower, were covered in light-bulbs creating a beautiful and unprecedented sight. The Pan-American Exposition also hosted some of the top engine manufacturers of the time. These companies provided “working exhibits” that actually functioned in the day-to-day operation of the Exposition.

The Midway at the Pan-American Exposition provided visitors with entertainment and consisted of more than 42 exhibits. Some of the main attractions of the Midway included the “House Upside Down,” “Cleopatra’s Temple”, and the “Foreign Villages.” The Pan-American Exposition is most widely known as the location of President McKinley’s assassination . On September 6, 1901, while in a receiving line at the Exposition’s Temple of Music, President McKinley was shot twice by anarchist, Leon Czolgosz . McKinley was taken to the Exposition’s hospital where he was operated on by a number of prominent Buffalo surgeons including Roswell Park. The President was then taken to the home of John Milburn, head of the Exposition’s Board of Directors, to recover. After his condition appeared to improve, McKinley eventually died on September 14 in the Milburn home due to infection and gangrene from the gun shot wounds.

President Shot at Buffalo Fair President Shot at Buffalo Fair Wounded in the Breast and Abdomen He is Resting Easily One Bullet Extracted, Other Cannot Be Found Assassin is Leon Czolgosz of Cleveland, Who Says He is an Anarchist and Follower of Emma Goldman RELATED HEADLINES Mrs. McKinley Courageous: Bears Up Well When She Hears of the Attempt on Mr. McKinley's Life Mr. Roosevelt En Route: On Receipt of News the Vice President Leaves for Buffalo Washington Stunned By The Tragedy: No Member of Cabinet Is at the Capital City: Military Guard Detailed: Under the Law Vice President Roosevelt Will Discharge the Purely Routine Duties of the President Buffalo, Sept. 6.--President McKinley, while holding a reception in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition at 4 o'clock this afternoon, was shot and twice wounded by Leon Czolgosz, an Anarchist, who lives in Cleveland. One bullet entered the President's breast, struck the breast bone, glanced and was later easily extracted. The other bullet entered the abdomen, penetrated the stomach, and has not been found, although the wounds have been closed.

The physicians in attendance upon the President at 10:40 o'clock to-night issued the following bulletin: "The President is rallying satisfactorily and is resting comfortably. 10:15 P. M. temperature, 100.4 degrees; pulse, 124; respiration 24. --P.M. Rixey, --Eugene Wanbin. Signed by George B. Cortelyou, Secretary to the President." This condition was maintained until 1 o'clock A. M. when the physicians issued the following bulletin: "The President is free from pain and resting well. Temperature, 100.2; pulse, 120; respiration 24." The assassin was immediately overpowered and taken to a police station on the Exposition grounds, but not before a number of the throng had tried to lynch him. Later he was taken to Police Headquarters. The exact nature of the President's injuries is described in the following bulletin issued by Secretary Cortelyou for the physicians who were called: "The President was shot about 4 o'clock.

One bullet struck him on the upper portion of the breast bone, glancing and not penetrating; the second bullet penetrated the abdomen five inches below the left nipple and one and one-half inches to the left of the median line. The abdomen was opened through the line of the bullet wound. It was found that the bullet had penetrated the stomach. "The opening in the front wall of the stomach was carefully closed with silk sutures; after which a search was made for a hole in the back wall of the stomach. This was found and also closed in the same way. The further course of the bullet could not be discovered, although careful search was made. The abdominal wound was closed without drainage. No injury to the intestines or other abdominal organs was discovered. "The patient stood the operation well, pulse of good quality, rate of 130, and his condition at the conclusion of operation was gratifying. The result cannot be foretold.

His condition at present justifies hope of recovery." Leon Czolgosz, the assassin, has signed a confession, covering six pages of foolscap in which he states that he is an Anarchist and that he became an enthusiastic member of that body through the influence of Emma Goldman, whose writings he had read and whose lectures he had listened to. He denies having any confederate, and says he decided on the act three days ago and bought the revolver with which the act was committed in Buffalo. He has seven brothers and sisters in Cleveland, and the Cleveland Directory has the names of about that number living in Hosmer Street and Ackland Avenue, which adjoin. Some of them are butchers and others are in other trades. Czolgosz is now detained at Police Headquarters, pending the result of the President's injuries. He does not appear in the least degree uneasy or penitent for his action. He says he was induced by his attention to Emma Goldman's lectures and writings to decide that the present form of government in this country was all wrong, and he thought the best way to end it was by the killing of the President. He shows no signs of insanity, but is very reticent about much of his career.

While acknowledging himself an Anarchist, he does not state to what branch of the organization he belongs. How The Deed Was Done Assassin Came with the Crowd to Greet the President and Shot When Two Feet from Him Buffalo, Sept. 6.--Czolgosz's attempt on the life of the President was made at about 4 o'clock in the Temple of Music, where Mr. McKinley had gone to hold a reception at that hour. He had spent the day at Niagara with about 100 invited guests, and arrived at the exposition ground at 8:30. Mrs. McKinley proceeded to the Mission Building and the President went directly to the Temple of Music. A vast crowd had assembled long before the arrival of Mr. McKinley. The daily organ recital was nearing its end as the President entered and went to the slightly raised dais at one end of the hall. The President, though well guarded by United States Secret Service detectives, was fully exposed to such an attack as occurred.

He stood at the edge of the raised dais, and throngs of people crowded in at the various entrances to see their Chief Executive, perchance to clasp his hand, and then fight their way out in the good-natured mob that every minute swelled and multiplied at the points of ingress and egress to the building. The President was in a cheerful mood and was enjoying the hearty evidences of good-will which everywhere met his gaze. Upon his right stood John G. Milburn of Buffalo, President of the Pan-American Exposition, chatting with the President, and introducing to him persons of note who approached. Upon the President's left stood Mr. Cortelyou. The Assassin Appears It was shortly after 4 o'clock when one of the throng which surrounded the Presidential party, a medium-sized man of ordinary appearance and plainly dressed in black, approached as if to greet the President. Both Secretary Cortelyou and President Milburn noticed that the man's hand was swathed in a bandage or handkerchief. Reports of bystanders differ as to which hand. He worked his way with the stream of people up to the edge of the dais, until he was within two feet of the President.

President McKinley smiled, bowed, and extended his hand in that spirit of geniality the American people so well know, when suddenly the man raised his hand and two sharp reports of a revolver rang out loud and clear above the hum of voices and the shuffling of myriad feet. The assassin had fired through the handkerchief which concealed the revolver. There was an instant of almost complete silence, like the hush that follows a clap of thunder. The President stood stock still, a look of hesitancy, almost of bewilderment, on his face. Then he retreated a step while a pallor began to steal over his features. The multitude seemed only partially aware that something serious had happened. Then came a commotion. With the leap of a tiger three men threw themselves forward as with one impulse and sprang toward the would-be assassin. Two of them were United States Secret Service men, who were on the lookout and whose duty it was to guard against just such a calamity as had here befallen the President and the Nation. The third was a bystander, a negro, who had only an instant before grasped the hand of the President.

In a twinkling, the assassin was borne to the ground, his weapon was wrested from his grasp, and strong arms pinioned him down. Then the vast multitude which thronged the edifice began to come to a realizing sense of the awfulness of the scene of which they had been witnesses. A murmur arose, spread, and swelled to a hum of confusion, then grew to a babel of sounds, and later to a pandemonium of noises. The crowds that a moment before had stood mute and motionless in bewildered ignorance of the enormity of the deed, now with a single impulse surged forward, while a hoarse cry welled up from a thousand throats, and a thousand men charged forward to lay hands upon the perpetrator of the dastardly crime. Confusion Reigns For a moment the confusion was terrible. The crowd surged forward regardless of consequences. Men shouted and fought, women screamed and children cried. Some of those nearest the doors fled from the edifice in fear of a stampede, while hundreds of others from the outside struggled blindly forward in the effort to enter the crowded building and solve the mystery of excitement and panic which every moment grew and swelled within the congested interior of the palatial edifice.

Inside on the slightly raised dais was enacted within those few feverish moments a tragedy, so dramatic in character, so thrilling in its intensity, that few who looked on will ever be able to give a succinct account of what really did transpire. Even the actors who were playing the principal roles came out of it with blanched faces, trembling limbs, and beating hearts, while their brains throbbed with a tumult of conflicting emotions which left behind only a chaotic jumble of impressions which could not be clarified into a lucid narrative of the events as they really transpired. But of the multitude which witnessed or bore a part in the scene there was but one mind which seemed to retain its equilibrium, one hand which remained steady, one eye which gazed with unflinching calmness, and one voice which retained its even tenor and faltered not at the most critical juncture. They were the mind and the hand and the eye and the voice of President McKinley. After the first shock of the assassin's shots, he retreated a step, then, as the detectives leaped upon his assailant, he turned, walked steadily to a chair and seated himself, at the same time removing his hat and bowing his head in his hands.

In an instant Secretary Cortelyou and President Milburn were at his side. His waistcoat was hurriedly opened, the President meanwhile admonishing those about him to remain calm and telling them not to be alarmed. "But you are wounded," cried his secretary; "let me examine." "No, I think not," answered the President. "I am not badly hurt, I assure you." Nevertheless his outer garments were hastily loosened, and when a trickling stream of crimson was seen to wind its way down his breast spreading its stain over the white surface of the linen their worst fears were confirmed. A force of Exposition guards were on the scene by this time, and an effort was made to clear the building. The crush was terrific. Spectators crowded down the stairways from the galleries, the crowd on the floor surged forward toward the rostrum, while despite the strenuous efforts of police and guards the throng without struggled madly to obtain admission.

In The Hospital The President's assailant in the meantime had been hustled to the rear of the building by Exposition Guards McCauley and James, where he was held while the building was cleared, and later turned over to Superintendent Bull of the Buffalo Police Department, who took the prisoner to No. 13 Police Station, and later to Police Headquarters. As soon as the crowd in the Temple of Music had been dispersed sufficiently the President was removed in the automobile ambulance and taken to the Exposition Hospital, where an examination was made. The best medical skill was summoned and within a brief period several of Buffalo's best- known practitioners were at the patient's side. The President retained the full exercise of his facilities until placed on the operating table and subjected to an anesthetic. Upon the first examination it was ascertained that one bullet had taken effect in the right breast just below the nipple, causing a comparatively harmless wound. The other took effect in the abdomen, about five inches below the left nipple, two inches to the left of the navel, and about on a level with it. Upon arriving at the Exposition Hospital the second bullet was probed for. The walls of the abdomen were opened, but the ball was not located.

The incision was hastily closed and after a hasty consultation it was decided to remove the patient to the home of President Milburn. This was done, the automobile-ambulance being used for the purpose. Arrived at the Milburn residence, all persons outside the medical attendants, nurses, and the officials immediately concerned were excluded and the task of probing for the bullet, which had lodged in the abdomen, was begun by Dr. Boswell Park. When it was decided to remove the President from the Exposition Hospital to the Milburn residence, the news was broken to Mrs. McKinley as gently as might be by the members of the Milburn family. She bore the shock remarkably well, and displayed the utmost fortitude. Crowd Ready to Lynch While the wounded President was being borne from the Exposition to the Milburn residence between rows of onlookers with bared heads, a far different spectacle was being witnessed along the route of his assailant's journey from the scene of his crime to Police Headquarters. The trip was made so quickly that the prisoner was safely landed within the wide portals of the police station and the doors closed before any one was aware of his presence.

The news of the attempted assassination had in the meanwhile been spread broadcast by the newspapers. Like wildfire it spread from mouth to mouth. Then bulletins began to appear on the boards along "Newspaper Row," and when the announcement was made that the prisoner had been taken to Police Headquarters, only two blocks distant from the newspaper section, the crowds surged down toward the terrace, eager for a glimpse of the prisoner. At Police Headquarters they were met by a strong cordon of police, drawn up across the pavement on Pearl Street, who denied admittance to any but officials authorized to take part in the examination of the prisoner. In a few minutes the crowd had grown from tens to hundreds, and these in turn quickly swelled to thousands, until the street was completely blocked by a surging mass of eager humanity. It was at this juncture that some one raised the cry of "Lynch him!" Like a flash the cry was taken up, and the whole crowd re-echoed the cry, "Lynch him!" "Hang him!" Closer the crowd surged forward. Denser the throng became as new arrivals each moment swelled the swaying multitude.

The situation was becoming critical when suddenly the big doors were flung open and a squad of reserves advanced with solid front, drove the crowd back from the curb, then across the street, and gradually succeeded in dispersing them from about the entrance to the station. By this time there were probably 30,000 people assembled in the vicinity of Pearl, Seneca, Erie Streets, and the Terrace. The crowd was so great that it became necessary to rope off the entire street in front of Police Headquarters, and at a late hour to-night the police were still patrolling in the streets in the neighborhood, in squads of three or four. Inside the station house were assembled District Attorney Penny, Superintendent of Police Bull, Capt. Reagan of the First Precinct, and other officials. The prisoner at first proved quite communicative, so much so in fact, that little dependence could be placed on what he said. He first gave his name as Fred Nieman, said his home was in Detroit, and that he had been in Buffalo about a week. He said he had been boarding at a place in Broadway. Later this place was located as John Nowak's saloon, a Raineslaw hotel, 1,078 Broadway.

Here the prisoner occupied Room 8. The Prisoner's Story Nowak, the proprietor, said he knew very little about his guest. He came there, he declared, last Saturday, saying he had come to see the Pan-American and that his home was in Toledo. He had been alone at all times about Nowak's place, and had had no visitors. In his room was found a small traveling bag of cheap make. It contained an empty cartridge box and a few articles of clothing. With these facts in hand the police went at the prisoner with renewed vigor in the effort to obtain either a full confession or a straight account of his identify and movements prior to his arrival in Buffalo. He at first admitted that he was an Anarchist in sympathy at least, but denied strenuously that the attempt on the life of the President was a result of a preconcerted plot on the part of any Anarchist society. At times he was defiant and again indifferent. But at no time did he betray the remotest sign of remorse. He declared the deed was not premeditated, but in the same breath refused to say why he perpetrated it.

When charged by District Attorney Penny with being the instrument of an organized band of conspirators, he protested vehemently that he never even thought of perpetrating the crime until this morning. After long and persistent questioning it was announced at Police Headquarters that the prisoner had made a confession, which he signed. - The Gun That Killed US President William McKinley:... Archive The Gun That Killed US President William McKinley: .32 Iver Johnson Revolver On 6th September 1901, Leon Czolgsz, an anarchist from New York State, shot William McKinley the 25th President of the United States. Czolgsz (see image two) used a .32 calibre Iver Johnson ‘Safety Automatic’ revolver. McKinley (see image three) had been visiting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. It was a hot afternoon and many men where wiping their brows and hands before shaking McKinley’s hand. Czolgsz went unnoticed as he stepped forward with his pistol concealed beneath a handkerchief. Czolgsz offered the President his left hand and as Mckinley went to shake it he shot the President twice with the pistol in his right hand.

The President was hit at point-blank range by two .32 bullets in the abdomen (see image four). Czolgsz had bought his pistol from Walbridge’s Hardware Store in Buffalo, allegedly for $4.50, three days before the assassination. As McKinley had greeted well wishers Czolgsz took his opportunity, mortally wounding the President, before he was beaten to the ground by a group of civilians and members of the President’s entourage. The President was seated in a chair and ordered the men to cease their attack. McKinley was taken to the Exposition’s Hospital, which while it had an operating theatre it was ill-equipped for major surgery. The physicians on hand also proved inept as McKinley's treatment much like James Garfield’s twenty years earlier left a lot to be desired. The surgeon chosen to operate, Dr. Matthew D. Mann, was a noted gynecologist but had little experience with abdominal gunshot wounds. Mann was unable to track the course of the bullet and with the hospital lacking even simple equipment, such as adequate lighting and retractors, the wounds to the President’s stomach were stitched and then the entry wound closed.

(The Exposition Hospital’s Operating Room) The President was then moved to Milburn House and made as comfortable as possible. It was initially hoped that his condition would improve but when he could not keep food down it became clear that his condition was deteriorating. Unknown to the doctors gangrene had set in and was slowly progressing along the bullet’s path through McKinley’s stomach, intestines and kidney. The gangrene began to poison the blood and early on the September 14th the President died. Czolgsz was tried for First-Degree Murder but refused to speak to his defence team as they represented the establishment and he maintained he shot the President to progress Anarchy. He was convicted ten days after McKinley’s death. He was sentenced to death and electrocuted on the 29th October. His last public words were: "I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good people – the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime.“ In one last grisly detail to the story the Governor of Auburn Prison where Czolgsz was executed had sulphuric acid poured on the assassin’s remains to speed up his decomposition after they were buried.

President McKinley was succeeded by his Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, who was sworn in on 14th September, he would go on to become one of America’s most popular Presidents. The pistol Czolgsz used is today on display at The Buffalo History Museum (see image one). 1000+ images about U.S.A. Presidents-1789 to 1901 on Pinterest | Thomas jefferson, James madison and William henry harrison Forward Ida Saxton McKinley (1847-1907) was First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901. She suffered with epilepsy. When President McKinley was shot by an assassin in 1901, he murmured to his secretary: "My wife - be careful…how you tell her - oh, be careful." After his death she lived in Canton with her sister, visiting her husband's grave almost daily. She is buried beside the president and near their two daughters (who died at 4 and 4 mos.) in Canton's McKinley Memorial Mausoleum.

See More US Presidential Assassinations and Assassination Attempts By Martin Kelly Updated July 25, 2016. In the history of the US presidency, four presidents have actually died from assassination. Another six were the subject of assassination attempts. Following is a description of each assassination and attempt that has occurred since the founding of the nation. Assassinations Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play on April 14, 1865. His assassin, John Wilkes Booth escaped and was later shot and killed. Conspirators who helped plan Lincoln's assassination were found guilty and hung. Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. James Garfield - Charles J. Guiteau, a mentally disturbed government office seeker, shot Garfield on July 2 , 1881. The president did not die until September 19th of blood poisoning. This was related more to the manner in which the physicians attended to the president than to the wounds themselves. Guiteau was convicted of murder and hanged on June 30, 1882.

William McKinley - McKinley was shot two times by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while the president was visiting the Pan-American Exhibit in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1901. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States He died on September 14, 1901. Czolgosz stated that he shot McKinley because he was an enemy of working people. He was convicted of the murder and electrocuted on October 29, 1901. John F. Kennedy - On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was mortally wounded while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. His apparent assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald , was killed by Jack Ruby before standing trial. The Warren Commission was called to investigate Kennedy's death and found that Oswald had acted alone to kill Kennedy. Many argued, however, that there was more than one gunman, a theory upheld by a 1979 House Committee investigation . The FBI and a 1982 study disagreed. Speculation continues to this day.

Assassination Attempts Andrew Jackson - On January 30, 1835, Andrew Jackson was attending a funeral for Congressman Warren Davis. Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot him with two different derringers, each of which misfired. Jackson was incensed and attacked Lawrence with his walking stick. Lawrence was tried for the attempted assassination but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He spent the rest of his life in an insane asylum. Theodore Roosevelt - An assassination attempt was actually not made on Roosevelt's life while he was in the office of president. Instead, it occurred after he had left office and decided to run for another term against William Howard Taft . While campaigning on October 14, 1912, he was shot in the chest by John Schrank, a mentally disturbed New York saloon keeper. Luckily, Roosevelt had a speech and his spectacle case in his pocket that slowed down the .38 caliber bullet. The bullet was never removed but allowed to heal over. Roosevelt continued with his speech before seeing a doctor. Franklin Roosevelt - After giving a speech in Miami on February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara shot six shots into the crowd.

None hit Roosevelt though the Mayor of Chicago, Anton Cermak, was shot in the stomach. Zangara blamed wealthy capitalists for his plights and those of other working people. He was convicted of attempted murder and then after Cermak's death due to the shooting he was retried for murder. He was executed by electric chair in March, 1933. Harry Truman - On November 1, 1950, two Puerto Rican nationals attempted to kill President Truman to bring attention to the case for Puerto Rican independence. The President and his family were staying at the Blair House across from the White House and the two attempted assassins, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, tried to shoot their way into the house. Torresola killed one and wounded another policeman while Collazo wounded one policeman. Torresola died in the gunfight. Collazo was arrested and sentenced to death which Truman commuted to life in prison. President Jimmy Carter freed Collazo from prison in 1979. Gerald Ford - Ford escaped two assassination attempts, both by women.

First on September 5, 1975, Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson , pointed a gun at him but did not fire. She was convicted of attempting to assassinate the president and sentenced to life in prison. The second attempt on Ford's life occurred on September 22, 1975 when Sara Jane Moore fired one shot that was deflected by a bystander. Moore was trying to prove herself to some radical friends with the assassination of the president. She was convicted of attempted assassination and sentenced to life in prison. Ronald Reagan - On March 30, 1981, Reagan was shot in the lung by John Hin c kley , Jr. Hinckley hoped that by assassinating the president, he would earn enough notoriety to impress Jodie Foster. He also shot Press Secretary James Brady along with an officer and a security agent. He was arrested but found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was sentenced to life in a mental institution. One fascinating sidenote to presidential assassinations and deaths in office is Tecumseh's Curse whereby presidents starting with William Henry Harrison who were elected in a year ending with a zero were assassinated or died while in office.

The curse ended with Ronald Reagan . Read this article to learn more about the history of the curse. The Legal Aftermath of the Assassination of William McKinley - Pan-American Exposition of 1901 - University at Buffalo Libraries University at Buffalo Libraries Health Care and Medical Technology The Legal Aftermath of the Assassination of William McKinley Portrait of William McKinley. Photographer: Francis B. Johnston. Source: The Life of William McKinley, Including a Genealogical Record of the McKinley Family and Copious Extracts From the Late President's Public Speeches, Messages to Congress, Proclamations, and Other State Papers. New York, P. F. Collier & Sons, 1901. On September 5, 1901, Leon Czolgosz unsuccessfully sought an opportunity to assassinate President McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. His second attempt on September 6 was successful. At the Temple of Music, while McKinley was in a greeting line, Leon Czolgosz fired two shots into the President.

James Parker Czolgosz was wrestled to the ground by an Exposition attendee, African-American waiter James Parker, who was credited with having prevented Czolgosz from firing a third round. [See a related essay on James Parker by Daryl Rasuli.] Soldiers of the U.S. Artillery descended upon Czolgosz and began to beat him. From where he lay wounded, President McKinley was heard to have said, "Go easy on him boys." At police headquarters the assassin was interrogated by District Attorney Thomas Penney. Czolgosz confessed that he killed the President because, "I killed President McKinley because I done my duty. I didn't believe one man should have so much service and another man shoud have none." "The Confession of Leon Czolgosz". Source: Photocopy kindly reproduced by the Karapela's Manuscript Museum. Surgery was performed on President McKinley by Dr. Matthew Mann. The operation began at 5:20 p.m., one hour and 20 minutes after the President was shot. The highly regarded surgeon, Roswell Park, was unavailable, so Mann, an obstetrician and gynecologist, performed the operation.

In addition to Mann, the attending physicians were P.M. Rixey, Eugene Wasdin, (later) Roswell Park, and Herman Mynter. Matthew D. Mann, M.D. Physician and Surgeon; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universty of Buffalo. Photographer: Undetermined. Source: Men of Buffalo: A Collection of Portraits of Men Who Deserve to Rank as Typical Representatives of the Best Citizenship, Foremost Activities and Highest Aspirations of the City of Buffalo. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Co., 1902, p. 377. Dr. Roswell Park Herman Mynter, M.D. Professor of Operative Surgery, University of Buffalo; Surgeon to German and German Deaconess Hospitals. Photographer: Undetermined. Source: Men of Buffalo: A Collection of Portraits of Men Who Deserve to Rank as Typical Representatives of the Best Citizenship, Foremost Activities and Highest Aspirations of the City of Buffalo. Chicago:A.N. Marquis & Co., 1902, p. 390.

On September 14, 1901 President McKinley died of gangrene at the home of John G. Milburn, president of the Pan-American Exposition. After the final funeral service in Washington, D.C. on September 17th, McKinley's body was returned to his home of Canton, Ohio and entombed at the Westlawn Cemetery. By the time the body had been laid to rest, the Erie County Bar Association had assigned two honorable defense attorneys to what they termed the "distasteful task" of providing counsel to the assassin. Members of the local bar who were involved with the trial were presiding Judge Truman C. White, District Attorney Thomas Penney, as well as defense attorneys Hon. Loran Lewis and the Hon. Robert Titus. The jurors reached a verdict in little more than 30 minutes. On September 26, 1901 at 2:00 p.m. Judge White sentenced Leon Czolgosz to death by electric chair at Auburn State Prison. He was executed October 29, 1901. Police Photograph and Report of Leon Czolgosz. Photographer: Unidentified.

Source: Facsimile of the Police Report filed September 6, 1901. Department of Police, Buffalo N.Y., Bureau of Identification. Facsimile courtesy of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. The assassination of President McKinley by an avowed anarchist, only compounded Americans' fears, already stirred by such recent events as the assassinations of King Humberto of Italy and Empress Elizabeth of Austria and the Haymarket and Homestead riots in the United States. The focus of this fear was the anarchist movement, and the relationship of this ideology to immigrants. State and federal legislation began to target anarchists, with bills being introduced almost immediately to expel avowed anarchists from the country and to prohibit their entry into the United States from other countries. One such statute, the Alien Immigration Act of 1903, is discussed in Anarchy at the Turn of the Century. See the following pages: 1000+ images about # 25 William McKinley 1897-1901 on Pinterest | Shaving soap, Museums and Condolences Forward Legends Steakhouse was established in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1903.

If TMZ had been around in the first two decades of the 20th century, they’d have permanently stationed a photographer at the Franklin Hotel in Deadwood, inside of which this steakhouse has been grilling meat for 111 years. Diners at the time included the likes of Teddy Roosevelt, William McKinley, Babe Ruth, and Howard Taft. See More William McKinley Assassination William McKinley Assassination POTUS Portraits William McKinley Assassination William McKinley, American President at the turn of the 20th century was tragically gunned down extending a kind hand to a would be assassin, anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The stalking of President McKinley would begin on Presidents Day, September 5, 1901 when Czolgosz read in the paper of the Presidents upcoming visit to Buffalo, New York for the Pan-American Exposition world fair. He intended to follow McKinley throughout his visit until an opportunity presented itself. He would then take quick action to assassinate the President. Czolgosz was initially inspired by anarchist Emma Goldman when he attended a speech given by her in 1898. He read every book and article about the anarchist movement he could find.

But with an increasing appetite for radical, violent anarchism Czolgosz intended to fulfill his new vision to emulate Italian anarchist Gaetano Bresci's actions in Italy the previous year. Bresci assassinated King Umberto I, of Italy on July 29, 1900. Shooting him three times. Breski was arrested, found guilty and sentenced to a life of hard labor at Santo Stefano Prison on Ventotene Island. May 22, 1901 was found dead in his cell, believed to have committed suicide. September 5, William McKinley and First Lady Ida McKinley rode a train to Niagara Falls and attended an evening fireworks display at the Expo. William McKinley delivered a very well received speech, the last of which would be heard again In the late afternoon of September 6, 1901 President McKinley attended a public reception held in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition fair grounds. McKinley would be greeting a crowd of thousands of adoring citizens and McKinley insisted on shaking the hands of as many as humanly possible for the time. The President was well guarded by secret service, police and security.

But in a reception receiving line there was major concern for McKinley's wide exposure to such a massive crowd. Standing to either side of the President was Secretary Cortelyou and President of the Exposition John G. Milburn who assisted in introducing the President to the citizens waiting eagerly to shake the hand of their beloved and revered U.S. President. About ten minutes into the reception McKinley was approached by a man sporting what protectors and onlookers observed as a benign bandage over his right hand. The Unsuspecting McKinley offered a greeting to the man, which was slapped aside by 28 year old laborer and professed anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The assassin shot twice into the President's body with a gun he pulled from hiding beneath a handkerchief wrapped around his hand. The assassins weapon of choice, a snub nose 32 caliber Iver-Johnson revolver. Czolgosz attempted to fire a third shot at the President when he was knocked to the ground by a bystander. James B. Parker a large African American (Expo worker) pummeled Czolgosz, breaking his nose. He was secured immediately and arrested.

When word spread of the shooting and the crowd understood the magnitude of events, cries roared to "Lynch him!" while he was dragged away by authorities. Czolgosz was interrogated by District Attorney Thomas Penney and eventually confessed to shooting McKinley because "I done my duty." He believed McKinley was a symbol of all the injustices in the country. Weak and bleeding profusely from the abdomen McKinley's only thoughts were of his wife Ida he Pleaded for the news to be relayed with great delicacy. McKinley was then rushed to the Exposition emergency room and treated for his wounds. A bullet that hit the right sternum and the other imbedded deep into the abdomen. Surgery was performed by Dr. Mathew Mann under difficult circumstances including operating with very little light as there was no electricity in the building. One bullet resting at the surface was extracted with little effort, however the bullet that penetrated the stomach could not be found and the President was sewed up leaving it inside. McKinley was later moved to Milburn's home to recover. It was widely thought by all the Presidents care givers, McKinley was doing well and would make a complete and quick recovery.

With such optimistic predictions for McKinley's full recovery, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt left on vacation to the remote Adirondacks with his wife Edith and children. Theodore Roosevelt was hundreds of miles away and deep into the wilderness when McKinley unexpectedly took a turn for the worse on Friday, September 13th. Hand delivered telegrams were brought up the mountain to Roosevelt informing of the Presidents declining health. The final telegram to reach Roosevelt read: "THE PRESIDENT APPEARS TO BE DYING AND MEMBERS OF THE CABINET IN BUFFALO THINK YOU SHOULD LOSE NO TIME COMING". Wasting no time as requested, Roosevelt left the mountain cabin around midnight, Saturday morning. Forced to leave his family behind Roosevelt swiftly began the sixteen mile trek back down the mountain on horse and buggy through heavy mud, rain and darkness. Roosevelt was still hours away from reaching the train station at the bottom of the mountain, when Roosevelt's Presidential aspirations came to fruition. Having done everything medically possible, McKinley died at 2:15 Saturday morning on September 14th of gangrene. As the shocking news spread over the wires a great sadness befell the entire country.

Roosevelt learned of McKinley's death upon arriving at the train station at 5:22 a.m. His secretary William Loeb, Jr. handed him a telegram sent by Secretary of State John Hay that read: THE PRESIDENT DIED AT TWO-FIFTEEN THIS MORNING. Roosevelt boarded the train, headed to the Milburn house in Buffalo to pay his respects to the President and meet with cabinet members. Roosevelt left the Milburn home to go to the home of personal friend Ansley Wilcox, where the emergency inauguration was being set up. A little more than 24 hours since McKinley's death, Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office and became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. On September 15th, the Presidents funeral train traveled from Buffalo to Washington D.C., then Canton, Ohio where McKinley was buried at the Westlawn Cemetery. September 23rd, Czolgosz's trial began at the Buffalo Supreme Court with Justice Truman C. White on the bench. The Assassination of James Garfield and the trial of his assassin Charles Guiteau was examined extensively for guidance.

Determined to have a speedy trial and disallow the insanity plea to be offered as a defense, Prosecutors and the defense team introduced insanity experts to determine if Czolgosz was legally insane. The prosecution won the debate and proved Czolgosz to be of sound mind and he was found guilty three days later. The Jury deliberated for a mere 30 minutes, convicted him of first degree murder and he was sentenced to death. Czolgosz was interviewed twice the night before his impending execution by Superintendent of State Prisons Collins, followed by his brother and brother-in-law. Czolgosz was adamant he did the planning and execution of the assassination all on his own and vehemently denounced the church, insisting there be no service of any kind. Czolgosz was taken to the chair and executed October 29, 1901. At his request a service was not performed and for security reasons Czolgosz remains were not given to the family for burial. He instead was buried on the Auburn, N.Y. prison grounds. In the aftermath- Attorney General Knox vows to find a way to rid the U.S.

of Anarchists, even if they all have to be rounded up and deported. Legislation began immediately in the ratification of Anarchists living within the United States and those seeking to enter the country from abroad. The Alien Immigration Act of 1903 was such major legislation in response. The Act disallowed known anarchists to enter the country and allowed for known anarchists living within the U.S. borders to be deported.

Question: Which US president was shot and killed in Buffalo, New York state in 1901?
Answer: William McKinley